SCREEN PROFITS REPORT
Lost Highway
1997 · David Lynch · Mary Sweeney | Tom Sternberg | Deepak Nayar · 2 hr 14 min
Anonymous videotapes presage a musician's murder conviction, and a gangster's girlfriend leads a mechanic astray.
Cast Salaries
Cast Salaries
| Cast | Year | Salary | Inflation adjusted salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bill Pullman | 1997 | $450,000 | $902,523 | (est) |
| Patricia Arquette | 1997 | $436,514 | $875,476 | (est) |
| Balthazar Getty | 1997 | $187,500 | $376,051 | (est) |
| Robert Blake | 1997 | $750,000 | $1,504,206 | (est) |
| Natasha Gregson Wagner | 1997 | $82,799 | $166,062 | (est) |
| Gary Busey | 1997 | $296,908 | $595,481 | (est) |
| Robert Loggia | 1997 | $300,000 | $601,682 | (est) |
Box Office
Box Office Reported grosses are direct imports. Inflation-adjusted values use imported adjusted totals when available, otherwise they use the yearly U.S. CPI table you maintain in WordPress.
Inflation-adjusted values are shown in 2025 dollars when CPI data is available.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic Domestic theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $3,675,201 | $7,371,011 |
| International International theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $85,505 | $171,489 |
| Worldwide Combined worldwide theatrical box office gross. | 1997 | $3,765,078 | $7,358,909 |
Earnings / Profitability
Earnings / Profitability
Estimated revenues and expenses for films based on currently imported reported and estimated fields. Inflation-adjusted values use the CPI table when direct adjusted values are not present in the export.
| Category | Year | Reported | Inflation Adjusted |
|---|---|---|---|
| Revenues | |||
| Theatrical Net Revenue Estimated distributor theatrical revenue using the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $1,871,289 (est) | $3,753,072 (est) |
| Digital Rentals Estimated digital rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Digital Purchases Estimated digital purchase revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 | $0 |
| Physical Rentals Estimated physical rental revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $641,580 | $1,286,758 |
| Physical Purchases Physical Purchases: VHS $421,158, DVD $4,254 | 1997 | $425,412 | $853,210 |
| TV & Streaming Revenue Estimated ancillary TV and streaming revenue from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $881,181 (est) | $1,767,303 (est) |
| Total Revenues Total of the revenue streams currently available or derived in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $3,819,463 | $7,660,343 |
| Expenses | |||
| Budget Production budget. | 1997 | $15,000,000 | $29,317,757 |
| Print & Advertising (P&A) P&A Estimated using Machine Learning sourceSource: ML P&A estimate (peer+ridge)Machine-learned P&A estimate based on peer comps and regression inputs. Reestimate Prior Estimate | Covid Mult: 1 | Peer Count: 0 | Reg Box Pred: $3,179,881 | Reg Main Pred: $4,133,447 | 1997 | $3,440,000 (est) | $6,899,290 (est) |
| Participations Talent and producer participation payouts. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $0 (est) | $0 (est) |
| Residuals Residual and related distribution expense line. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $87,466 (est) | $175,422 (est) |
| Interest & Overhead Interest and overhead allocation. Parsed from source context when available, otherwise estimated from the year-based ScreenProfits finance model. | 1997 | $1,800,000 (est) | $3,610,093 (est) |
| Total Expenses Total of budget, P&A, participations, residuals, and interest/overhead in this ScreenProfits profitability view. | 1997 | $20,327,466 | $40,002,562 |
| Movie Net Profit or Loss Estimated movie net profit/loss from the current ScreenProfits revenue and expense model. | 1997 | $-16,508,003 | $-32,342,219 |
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